The BEST episodes of Unearthed (2016)
Every episode of Unearthed (2016) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Unearthed (2016)!
Unearthed decodes mysteries and combines scientific investigations with CGI animation to reveal the hidden secrets of iconic structures and monuments from around the globe to discover how they were designed, built, used, and in some cases, lost and rediscovered.
#1 - Rome's Great Wall
Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/19/2020
The Roman Empire built Hadrian's Wall to guard its frontiers at the edge of the world; new discoveries reveal who the Romans were trying to keep out with this 72-mile-long megastructure and what it tells us about the ancient people of Iron Age Britain.
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#2 - Lost Temples of the Jungle
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/6/2017
New technologies reveal the startling truth behind the largest temple ever built, Angkor Wat; accompany experts as they uncover how this colossal structure was constructed and why one of the largest cities in the world was suddenly abandoned.
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#3 - Finding Sparta's 300
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/18/2019
New discoveries might lead investigators to the legendary group of 300 Spartan warriors who died fighting off one million invading Persians, and using cutting-edge tech, experts reconstruct the lost battlefield to uncover the secrets of their last stand.
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#4 - Mystery of the Ice Mummy
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/1/2019
The Iceman is the world's oldest and most perfectly preserved mummy, and brand-new cutting-edge forensic technology is revealing his darkest secrets; these discoveries could change everything we know about the humans who lived 5,000 years ago.
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#5 - Vesuvius's Secret Victim
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/10/2019
When Pompeii was destroyed by an apocalyptic volcano in 79 AD, another Roman town was destroyed, too; experts use cutting-edge tech to investigate the secrets of Vesuvius's second victim, which is one of the most perfectly preserved Roman towns on earth.
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#6 - Valley Of Egypt's Queens
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/9/2021
The Valley of the Queens is a vast necropolis concealing some of Egypt's most miraculous tombs and powerful women; now, investigators use cutting-edge tech to explore lost tunnels and uncover the enigmatic secrets behind these ancient pharaohs.
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#7 - Forbidden City of the Pharaohs
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/29/2018
A mysterious city in ancient Egypt is the home of the Valley of the Kings and grand temples, and new discoveries reveal how they were built and if the god the pharaohs worshiped here helped them rise to power.
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#8 - Mount Rushmore: The Hidden Secrets
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/24/2019
Mount Rushmore is one of America's most iconic landmarks, but there are dark mysteries behind its presidential faces; experts use cutting-edge tech and the latest science to reveal what lies beneath the rock and the secret history of its creation.
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#9 - Dead Sea Scrolls: The Dark Truth
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/25/2019
The Dead Sea Scrolls are one of the Holy Land's greatest mysteries, but new discoveries might finally reveal the hidden meaning behind the strange texts, and as experts get closer to unmasking their author, they find clues of an ancient apocalypse.
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#11 - Tower of Babel: The New Evidence
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/8/2019
The Tower of Babel is one of the most famous stories of the Bible, and to find out if it really existed, archaeologists use cutting-edge tech and the latest science to investigate how ancient engineers could have built such an extraordinary megastructure.
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#12 - Lost World of the Colosseum
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/8/2017
New evidence uncovers the ancient mysteries behind the iconic Colosseum. Archaeologists uncover the secret lives of the gladiators and make new discoveries that help explain the rise and sudden fall of the Roman Empire.
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#13 - Pompeii's Mysterious Twin
Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/13/2022
Along with Pompeii, the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius left another mysterious Roman settlement buried beneath its ashes; experts reveal new evidence of an ancient civilization and history's most infamous disaster.
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Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/20/2017
Unearthed decodes mysteries and combines scientific investigations with CGI animation to reveal the hidden secrets of iconic structures and monuments from around the globe to discover how they were designed, built, used, and in some cases, lost and rediscovered.
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#15 - Rome's Gate to Hell
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/22/2020
According to legend, the ancient Roman city of Hierapolis hides a secret portal to the underworld beneath its streets; armed with pioneering technology, archaeologists gain rare access to investigate the deadly truth behind these hellish myths.
#16 - Curse of the Blood Pyramids
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/30/2017
Giant pyramids at a strange site in Mexico are revealing the bloody secrets of a mysterious civilization that vanished 1,400 years ago. Little is known about this lost culture, but new discoveries are uncovering shocking evidence of human sacrifice.
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#17 - Treasures of the Terracotta Army
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/18/2017
The Terracotta Army is one of China's greatest treasures, but there are still dark secrets surrounding this super-tomb; newly discovered artifacts reveal the soldiers' supernatural enemy, and human remains point to ancient China's violent origins.
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#18 - Curse of the Seventh Wonder
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/4/2019
The Lighthouse of Alexandria is one of the world's original Seven Wonders, but it could have been home to a mysterious superweapon, and using cutting-edge tech, experts investigate the secrets of this fabled death ray and its long-lost home.
#20 - Hunt for the Real Atlantis
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/12/2018
A mysterious ruined city in Greece is the home of the mythical Labyrinth and the Minotaur, and its catastrophic downfall might have inspired the legend of Atlantis; new discoveries at this site reveal a truth stranger than fiction.
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#21 - Secrets of the Seven Wonders
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/5/2020
The Seven Wonders are the engineering marvels built by great minds of long-lost civilizations, but we're not sure if some even existed. New discoveries & cutting-edge archaeological methods might prove what they looked like and why they disappeared.
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#22 - Pompeii's Evil Twin
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/11/2019
The lost city of Baiae was the Las Vegas of the ancient world -- until a mysterious calamity caused it to sink into the sea. New discoveries reveal the secrets of this sin city that, like Pompeii, some experts believe was destroyed by a supervolcano.
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Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/1/2017
The Taj Mahal is one of the world's most beautiful monuments, but new investigations reveal its dark secrets; scientists uncover codes that tell a shocking story of power and betrayal, challenging everything originally known about the Taj Mahal.
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#25 - Lost City of Troy
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/17/2019
Troy is the legendary lost city at the center of the Trojan War but its existence has never been confirmed; new discoveries and cutting-edge science might prove if this place existed and if the Greeks really conquered it with the infamous Trojan Horse.
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